Cairo homeowners pay three times more tax than rich city
Cairo, among Illinois' poorest areas, faces the highest effective property tax rate among 59 cities surveyed. Northbrook, a rich suburb, shows the lowest rate. The Taxpayers' Federation of Illinois report uses 1998 data to compare taxes on a 100000 dollar home, noting Cairo at 3598 dollars versus Northbrook.
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Cairo
Springfield
Illinois
Northbrook
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
Steve Sandstrom
Ewing
Sandstrom
Rock Island
Mark W. Schwiebert
Illinois survey ranks towns by property tax on a 100000 home
Federation of Illinois rates 59 communities from Giro to Northbrook with $3598 to $1291 estimates. Carbondale ranks 11th and Decatur 30th, while Cairo and Cairo areas show low taxes despite high rates elsewhere. Authorities note high rates fund schools and government, and Northbrook benefits from high property values.
Seniors sell homes move away as taxes spike in Christian County
Taylorville residents voice shock at 1992 to 2001 real estate tax jump of about 50 percent. Charles Howard moves to cheaper Kincaid after a $150 rise. Others report rising bills, demolished properties, and rationing habits as local governments push levies higher. Some urge spending locally to sustain community services.
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Taylorville
Charles Howard
Howard
Christian County Senior Citizens Center
Supervisor of
Christian County
Kincaid
Vivian Dunn
Dunn
Lila VanGiesen
van Giesen
Ann Morris
Morris
Illinois income tax credit for principal residence owners
Southern Illinois report explains a state income tax credit for Illinois residents who own and reside in their principal home and paid property taxes on that residence. Credit typically equals five percent of real estate taxes paid and excludes non principal properties and penalties or fees.
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Southern Illinois
Illinois
Department of Revenue
Tax caps: do they restrain taxes or hamper growth?
Illinois tax cap laws limit real estate tax increases to 5 percent of CPI or less with new growth excluded. Analysts, officials, and business leaders debate policy, school funding, and impacts on local government finances across multiple counties from Cairo to Normal.
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Jim Nowlan
Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
Cairo
Normal
Lee Enterprises Newspapers
Downstate
Union County
Christian County
Department of Revenue
General Assembly
Chicago
Cook County
Walt Warfield
The
Illinois Association of School Administrators
Illinois
Jack Schultz
Agracel Inc
Schultz
Rich Wilson
Taylorville
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Sterling
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Effingham
Illinois Department of Revenue
John Nevinson
Preston Ewing
Decatur-Macon County Senior Center
Floyd
Eunice Gingrey
Carter Howard Taylorville
Forsyth
Floyd Gingrey
Delores Tuggle
Tuggle
City
Warrensburg Latham
Shirley DeWitt
John
John Hilt Fy
Sure Kimble Alexander
Delavan
Tazewell County
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Wilson
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